Application Ideas
Steve Yegge: It's easy to come up with new product ideas if you start with the understanding that everything sucks. Everything can stand improvement. Just think about what you'd change if you were doing it for yourself, and everything should start falling into place.
Monday, December 4, 2017
Minecraft scratch server
Minecraft scratch server hosted on the cloud for collaborative coding. See Using Scratch with Minecraft & Scriptcraft
Friday, August 4, 2017
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Convert chandeliers to LED (AC to DC)
Add AC to DC converter to base of chandedlier, change the lamps with high power LEDs.
For DC conversion you can use power adaptors, but they usually have 5V, so might need one with more V output.
For DC conversion you can use power adaptors, but they usually have 5V, so might need one with more V output.
Monday, February 27, 2017
Car IoT
Scenario: A toy car with a light sensor should drive through a dark tunnel. The car should transmit position and light intensity information to server. A second toy car should drive the same route and when it arrives at the tunnel, it should light up its LED.
What I need:
What I need:
- A remote controlled toy car with LED, light sensor, computer and WiFi. Use Lego Mindstorms (LM) EV3.
- A server that listens to and broadcasts light intensity data.
- Version 1: Save data on LM.
- Save data on LM. Use number of wheel turns to approximate distance travelled. How do you persist data on LM?
- How to light up an LED with LM.
- Version 2: Use (local IP), host server on your laptop.
- How to transmit data from LM to server via WiFi.
- How to get data from server via WiFi to LM.
- Version 3: Use VPS and static IP.
- Version 4: Access data from an Android smartphone.
- Version 5: Use IMU to calculate distance.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
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